Lobbyists deck halls of Congress with yuletide gifts
Lobbyists shower gifts on lawmakers as two delivery workers haul packages from firms like Securities Industry Association MCI Kimberly Clark Bristol Myers Squibb Caterpillar Weyerhauser Champion Trinity Marine Merck. Gift reform looms but passage stalled. aides note gifts are smaller this year yet substantial. Teamsters abstain.
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Ralph Vinovich
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Global malnutrition shows 1 billion affected and $1 cure
The World Bank reports about 1 billion people suffer illness or disability from deficiencies in Vitamin A iodine and iron, causing blindness goiter anemia retardation and death. The cost to fix is about one dollar per person per year with proven low tech approaches and regional program reforms.
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World Bank
Alan Berg
China
Mali
Berg
Africa
Italy
Tufts University
Jim Levinson
Global nutrition study highlights vitamin A and iodine gaps
A World Bank study warns vitamin A deficiency has blinded over 13 million people and 60 percent of affected preschoolers die. About 1 billion lack adequate iodine. Deficiencies cause fetal deaths, developmental impairments, anemia, and lifelong disabilities.
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